Botox & Skin Botox
The dose is the treatment
Botulinum toxin is a purified neurotoxin produced by a micro-organism. Injected into a muscle it relaxes that muscle for a period, which softens expression lines and reduces bulky muscle volume. Injected far more dilutely into the dermis — skin botox — it works on texture rather than movement. Which of the two you need, and how much, is decided at consultation.
※ The final plan and cost are confirmed by your physician after an in-person examination at the clinic. Results and recovery vary by individual.
Before the benefits, the risks
Botulinum toxin injected without regard for the individual face causes problems we see regularly: hollowing of the cheeks after jaw treatment, an expression that reads as stiff or unnatural, and reduced response after repeated sessions. These are not rare complications of an exotic drug. They are what happens when a standard amount is placed in a standard spot.
That is why the consultation here is about your muscles rather than about a package. Muscle bulk, how you actually move your face, the shape of your jawline and what you have had injected before all change the answer. The plan is drawn from the face in front of us, and the doctor who plans it is the one who injects it.
Botox and skin botox are not the same injection
They differ in depth, in volume and in what they are trying to change. Patients often arrive asking for one when they mean the other.
| Botox | Skin botox | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it goes | Into a specific muscle, at planned points | Into the dermis, small amounts spread across many points |
| What it acts on | Muscles that fold the skin, or muscles that are bulky | Skin that has lost tone and looks dull |
| Typical areas | Forehead, glabella, around the eyes, nasolabial area; jaw, calves, trapezius | The face as a whole |
| What changes | Expression lines soften; treated muscle reduces in volume | Fine lines, overall firmness and the appearance of pores |
Where it is used, and with what
How the dose is planned here
The vial is the same everywhere. What differs is who decides the units, the depth and the points — and who holds the syringe.
What patients usually ask for, by decade
Not a rule — simply the requests we hear most often, and how the approach differs.
What to expect, and when
Response varies between individuals. This is the pattern we describe at consultation.
Questions we are asked most
Will my cheeks look hollow after jaw botox?
That is the outcome we plan against. Hollowing follows from too much volume placed too broadly in a face that did not have the soft tissue to spare. Assessing that before the first injection — rather than after — is the point of the consultation.
Will my expression look frozen?
Expression becomes unnatural when movement is removed indiscriminately rather than selectively. We discuss how much movement you want to keep, and set the amount accordingly.
Can I stop responding to it?
Reduced response after repeated treatment is one of the known problems of over-frequent, over-dosed injection. It is a reason we do not shorten the interval simply because a patient is travelling, and a reason we ask about your injection history.
Who performs the injection?
The doctor. Assessment and injection are not separated here — the person who decides the plan is the person who carries it out.
Can I fly home the same day?
Yes. The session itself takes around twenty minutes, there is no dressing, and you can wash your face and wear make-up straight afterwards.
How long does it last?
The usual interval is three to six months, though this varies with the area treated, the amount used and the individual.
※ Botulinum toxin is a prescription-only medicine administered by a physician. As with any injection, temporary redness, swelling or bruising at the injection points can occur and usually settles on its own. Effect, duration and sensation vary by individual, and no outcome is guaranteed. Suitability, product and amount are confirmed by your physician at consultation — please tell us about any previous toxin injections, medication and medical history.
What we look at before anything is switched on
You have read this far. Start with one photo.
Free, one-on-one, and nothing is decided until you see the plan in person.
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